RESIDENTS are demanding action to end parking problems outside their homes caused by parents driving their children to and from a neighbouring primary school.

Householders living in The Willows, Frodsham, say they dread daily clashes with parents over their 'selfish' parking habits during the morning and afternoon runs to St Luke's School.

They say parents persistently block driveways and clog narrow roads on The Willows and, with so much traffic, it would be impossible for emergency services to access houses in the area, or even the school itself.

One resident highlighted concerns at Vale Royal Borough Council's area meeting in Frodsham. She said: 'There is chaos on The Willows five days a week. These selfish parents park on both sides of the road and they are just not wide enough for all this extra parking. These selfish parents are making my life hell and most residents round here feel the same.'

The resident, who did not wish to be named, said problems remained despite being repeatedly reported to the police and the school and said: 'It's the sheer volume of cars these days, and the verbal abuse I get from these parents when I tackle them about it that gets me, and I don't see why I should put up with it.

'I've been living here for 37 years and I'm thinking of moving now because of all this hassle.' Richard Flood, the county council's traffic engineer for Vale Royal, said the county council was trying to encourage parents to walk children to school, but that was a 'long- term aim to help reduce problems of parking outside schools.'

Inspector Phil Hodgson said he was aware of the problems.

He said: 'We have also been liaising with the school and suggested they put something in the school newsletter asking parents to park more considerately.

'At this stage, I'm not looking to prosecute, just asking for parents to be more considerate and use a bit of common sense.'